Ethiopia is considered as one of the most stable countries in Africa.
The Constitution of the country, adopted in 1995, provides for a multi-party political system.
Elections are held by universal suffrage every five years.
The FDRE has a parliamentarian form of government with a bicameral parliament which comprises the House of the Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) and the House of the Federation (HoF).
The House of the Peoples’ Representatives is the highest authority of the Federal Governm...

TRAINABLE LABOUR
• Ethiopia has a young, trainable and disciplined labour force.
• Private universities and colleges flourishing in Addis Ababa and regional cities.
• Over 30,000 university graduates per year, including business, management, economics, accounting, law and engineering graduates.
• Ample opportunity to meet the demand of skilled manpower in the technical and vocational field due to the expansion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college.
• Average priv...

1. STABLE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
• Comprehensive development strategy resulting in strong economic growth.
• Stable macro-economic condition.
• Double digit economic growth averaging 11% per annum in the past 7 years.
• Generally, inflation managed at a single digit figure.
• Stable exchange rate.
• Government commitment to private sector.
• Safe and secure working and living environment, identified by the UN and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as a key asset for investors in Et...

TradeAgreements

Ethiopia has made a number of preferential trade agreements with many countries. Under the various Generalized System of Preference (GSP) schemes, Ethiopia is one of the beneficiaries of preferential trade access for a wide spectrum of commodities from a number of developed countries, including, among others, Australia, Canada, the European Union (EU), Japan, Norway, and the United States of America (USA). The two most important duty free market access opportunities that Ethiopia currently enjoys are the EBA and AGOA schemes. Except Kenya, which is not categorized as a least developed economy, all other neighboring countries in East Africa are beneficiaries of the EBA, and many other GSP schemes.

Ethiopia has concluded bilateral investment and double taxation avoidance treaties with the following countries: